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Croaghmoyle: Easily bagged peak.

Summit Comment MichaelG55 a day ago
Took note of previous comments and parked at forest layby M10027 95078 as potholes in track were getting bigger. Nice walk up to trig point but unfortunately no visibility due to low cloud. W...

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Summit Comment MichaelG55 2 days ago
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Track 5177 Onzy 4 days ago
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Track 5180 billbaggins 3 days ago
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Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 a week ago
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Coast Comment Geo a week ago
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Track 5175 Onzy 4 days ago
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Poor service from OSNI

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I’m heading to the Mournes shortly so decided to purchase a new map. I ordered this from the OSNI website. The map finally arrived today, 3 weeks after I ordered it. I’m sure plenty of other ...
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Twelve Bens Area   Cen: Polladirk Subarea
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Diamond Hill Hill Binn Ghuaire A name in Irish, also Bengooria an extra name in English (Ir. Binn Ghuaire [TR], 'Guaire's peak') Galway County in Connacht Province, in Carn List, Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top Bedrock

Height: 442m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 37 Grid Reference: L73138 57049
Place visited by 332 members. Recently by: bowler, farmerjoe1, mehiking, gaoithe, Tuigamala, DeirdreM, oakesave, cmlorcain, CaminoPat, TipsyDempy, ToughSoles, benjimann9, edowling, itsaroadmap, Timmy.Mullen
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Longitude: -9.914704, Latitude: 53.54819 , Easting: 73138, Northing: 257049 Prominence: 277m,  Isolation: 1.8km
ITM: 473115 757067,   GPS IDs, 6 char: DmndHl, 10 char: DmndHil
Bedrock type: Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top, (Bennabeola Quartzite Formation)

This is the westernmost peak of the Twelve Bens. On the north-west of Ballynahinsy [Ballynahinch], are the twelve high mountaines of Bennabeola, called by marriners the twelve stakes [i.e. stacks], being the first land they discover as they come from the maine (O'Flaherty, 106-07). Guaire Aidne was a king of Connacht. His name was a by-word for hospitality and generosity. He was known as ‘Guaire of the extended hand’. He is the title character in W.B. Yeats’ play, ‘The King’s Threshold’. He is also associated with Dún Guaire, a castle near Kinvara. Bengooria is an anglicised form of Binn Ghuaire. Oddly enough, the Discovery map shows the name Benhoowirra on the western slopes, which appears to be an alternative anglicisation of the same name.   Binn Ghuaire is the 766th highest place in Ireland.
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katekat on Diamond Hill, 2007
by katekat  8 Jun 2007
The first peak in Ireland I have climbed up on 18.11.2006. In here I fell in love with hillwalking and I am joining irish mountains. The view from here is wonderful. You can see e.g. Twelve Bens including the highest one, Kylemore lake and Kylemore Abbey, the NP below and the sea...The peak itself is not about challenge, it is just a short walk while enjoying NP Connemara. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/649/comment/2729/
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